CVE-2022-4701
published 2023-01-10CVE-2022-4701: The Royal Elementor Addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to insufficient access control in the 'wpr_activate_required_plugins' AJAX action in versions up…
PriorityP275high8.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
ITWVulnCheck KEV
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
0.75%
50.4th percentile
The Royal Elementor Addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to insufficient access control in the 'wpr_activate_required_plugins' AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 1.3.59. This allows any authenticated user, including those with subscriber-level permissions, to activate the 'contact-form-7', 'media-library-assistant', or 'woocommerce' plugins if they are installed on the site.
Affected
2 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| royal-elementor-addons | royal_elementor_addons | <= 1.3.59 | — |
| wproyal | royal_addons_for_elementor_addons_and_templates_kit_for_elementor | <= 1.3.59 | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.18.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vulncheck4.3MEDIUM
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GHSA
GHSA-qh55-xvw3-m7wp: The Royal Elementor Addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to insufficient access control in the 'wpr_activate_required_plugins' AJAX action in ver
ghsa_unreviewed·2023-01-10
CVE-2022-4701 [HIGH] CWE-285 GHSA-qh55-xvw3-m7wp: The Royal Elementor Addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to insufficient access control in the 'wpr_activate_required_plugins' AJAX action in ver
The Royal Elementor Addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to insufficient access control in the 'wpr_activate_required_plugins' AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 1.3.59. This allows any authenticated user, including those with subscriber-level permissions, to activate the 'contact-form-7', 'media-library-assistant', or 'woocommerce' plugins if they are installed on the site.
VulnCheck
Royal Elementor Addons plugin for WordPress wpr_activate_required_plugins Insufficient Access Control Vulnerability
vulncheck·2022·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2022-4701 [MEDIUM] Royal Elementor Addons plugin for WordPress wpr_activate_required_plugins Insufficient Access Control Vulnerability
Royal Elementor Addons plugin for WordPress wpr_activate_required_plugins Insufficient Access Control Vulnerability
The Royal Elementor Addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to insufficient access control in the 'wpr_activate_required_plugins' AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 1.3.59. This allows any authenticated user, including those with subscriber-level permissions, to activate the 'contact-form-7', 'media-library-assistant', or 'woocommerce' plugins if they are installed on the site.
Affected: royal-elementor-addons royal_elementor_addons
Required Action: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Exploitation References: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabil
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/royal-elementor-addons/trunk/admin/templates-kit.php?rev=2833046https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2023/01/eleven-vulnerabilities-patched-in-royal-elementor-addons/https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/55f7e39b-e7a5-462b-b1e4-c3d92038f17e?source=cvehttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/royal-elementor-addons/trunk/admin/templates-kit.php?rev=2833046https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2023/01/eleven-vulnerabilities-patched-in-royal-elementor-addons/https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/55f7e39b-e7a5-462b-b1e4-c3d92038f17e
2023-01-10
Published
Exploited in the wild